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Polybahn

Zürich, Italy

Polybahn

The Polybahn, also known as the UBS Polybahn, is a funicular in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. The line links the Central square with the terrace (Polyterrasse) by the main building of ETH Zurich, which was formerly called Eidgenössisches Polytechnikum, and from which the railway derives its name.

The top station is also close to the Natural History Museum. Previous names for the line include the SBG Polybahn and the Zürichbergbahn. The line is owned by the banking group UBS AG, and operated on their behalf by the municipal transport operator Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich. The Polybahn is one of two funiculars within the city of Zurich, the other being the Rigiblick funicular in the city's northern suburbs. Additionally, the city's Dolderbahn rack railway was originally a funicular, until its conversion to rack working in the 1970s.

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